, 1887-12-08
CURES FOR INSOMNIA.
4 LONG LIST OF REMECis5 FOR
SLEEPLESSNESS.

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scr; p;ion- OF Nnriu"s rhys!ciaus-h stu
dent Tlan-s"vcrnI Simple remedies.
How an Editor Found Relief.
1t viii he. Interesting to collect the many
remedies that have been suggested for
slacric~-ress. y hot shower bath ut bed
i'm" cicanscs tic skin and predisposes to
sleep, il is claimed. Tie zone sure md
safe way Is to tax a brisk walk of IA mile
or two before going to bed, and then. after
the walk. holding the head under n stream
Of cold water. This, however, should he
don" when the habit cf sleeplessuess first
hcgins.
\ business man with Il mechanical turn
of mind should fit up his attic ms n carpen-
ter's shop, and spend an hour therein after
supper. A walk of two or three miles "a
day ia sufficient, says one writer, while
another maintains that nothing will do
but horseback riding. Again, relief for
slrcplessncss can be found by wctting n
linen kcrchief, folding it and placing it
under the back Of the neck, with a Try
cloth under the kerchief to protect the pill
low. Still again, warm the feet 10y fric-
ton, extra wrappers, etc, and cool tine
Eend, either in Il draught, or with cold
water or ice. One sufferer has palliated
the distress of Lis vigls by leaving his
bel. Lighting a fire, and sitting in n Chin
ney corner, reading and eating by turns,
until the demon intimated a desire TO de-
part.
a physician writes that the evening
should be a period of relaxation and recre-
alton, relief from care and anxiety to be
found in cheerful conversation, pleasant
Gnmes and light reading, while persons of
sedentary occupation are to take plenty
OF open air exercise. y feeble circulation
10 to he overcome and cold feet are to be
warmed. The stomach is to be attended
to If the digestion is not good. If it is
JyerloHded easy and refreshing sleep is i'm
possible. Weakly persons and inyalids
often find Il cup Of hot broth or Cruel
or some other light and easily digestiblo
food taken on retiring to be the best pro-
motive of sleep. The bed should neither
be too hard nor too soft, nor the clothing
too abundant nor too scanty. All I'M
pleasant sights, sounds and smells should
be excluded. Regular and early hours of
retiring are essential. No victim of in
somnia can with safety burn the midnight
oil or engage in evening dissipation. The
man who observes these precautions and
adds thereto a clear conscience and n
sound mind has the promise of unfailing
sleep.
\ student, troubled with insomnia, dis
carded his feather pillow for one of hair
with wonderful effect. The hair pillow
does not get warmed up to an uncomforta-
bic degree, because 1t rapidly conducts
away the heat impaired to it by the head.
The same person found that sleep could be
brought on by simply warming the body,
especially the feet, or by taking a walk, or
by "A cold shower or PONCE bath, followed
by rubbing with a coarse towel. Getting
out OF bed Tor a few minutes when the air
was cool often brought relief. He had
Ian awake half the night, and then, after
being up long enough to mix and drink a
lemonade, had fallen asleep at once en-
going to bed. This student found that a
ilSht lunch Just before going to bed re-
lleved his brain by drawing the blood to
his stomach
Another victim OF sleeplessness found
that a continuous low noise favored sleep.
Inc sound OF water dropping on q pan
mas been prescribed by n physician. The
explanation seems to be thSt a simple
ronotonous impression quiets the brain
by occupying it, to the exclusion Of more
varied and interesting, and therefore slim
ulattng, impressions. On the same prin-
clple are the devices of counting backward
or forward, imagining sheep jumping
one by one through q gate, etc, but
they are open to the objection Of causing
one portion or the brain to be excited in
order 10 control the rest of 1t.
n man who has struck upon the right
plan at last, and who opens up to the
world something that is calculated to make
mankind rejoice and do away with all
droWslnesS, writes that all you have to do
is to Imagine yourself going on a long
Journey. Ihink over the details of it
every night when sleep lags. The plan
made him healthy and happy.
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